Hello! My 68 dart will suddenly not start. It has always started up relatively easy, but it does not have a choke so cold starts were a little tricky, but not too bad.
First, car info:
340/416 stroker
A833 4 speed
Holley 9381 830 competition double pumper (no choke)
MSD ignition:
MSD Digital 6 Plus (PN 6520)
MSD 8388 distributor
MSD Blaster 2 coil
Battery is 1 month old
Two days ago (earlier and colder than normal) I attempted a cold start, couldn't get it going. It started out doing the typical - trying to start, or starting and dying, etc but I couldn't keep it running this time. After about 5-10 tries, it just stopped trying. It cranked fine, but no signs of firing at all. Frustrated, I let it sit until the next day.
Next day mid-day after the weather warmed up, tried again, still no fire. It cranks quickly but does not attempt to start. I figured maybe fouled plugs were a factor, they were probably due for a change anyways, so I pulled them, they were fouled and had gas on them. Replaced with new Champion RC9YC (same plugs as before) gapped to .040. No luck, car behaves the same.
I have confirmed that the carb is squirting fuel, and I have no reason to believe the carb is the problem. I pulled the coil wire from the dist and I have spark there. Pulled a plug wire and stuck a screwdriver in the boot and set it near the block, I have spark there too. To be fair, I have not checked the quality of the spark since I am working on this solo right now, just checked for spark by sound while cranking. That is next on my list.
Could it be the battery not supplying enough power after all that cranking, even though it still turns over quickly? It is a new, large battery (I do not recall the specs off the top of my head).
Thanks in advance for any input!
